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ESC’07: Streaming to a
quarter million people with Octoshape
Other Topics: IPTV Application,
IPTV MPEG-4 AVC Distribution System
Octoshape
June 20, 2007
Octoshape estimates to have reached more than a quarter million
people via their live webcast of the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest.
The 2007 Eurovision Song Contest is the largest annual musical event
in Europe, and this year held new records for both EBU and Octoshape.
Millions of users visited the Eurovision website and the online
webcast also saw a major rise in popularity. |
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In Octoshape's experience, webcasts
from high profile events like the ESC are watched like traditional
television broadcasts. With an estimated average of 2.5 viewers per
stream and more than 400.000 sessions, the ESC 2007 webcast could
have reached approximately a quarter million people. In addition the
vast majority of users were tuned in for the entire event.
Having successfully streamed in high quality from the ESC 2006, the
Junior ESC 2006 and now the ESC 2007, Octoshape has repeatedly
proved itself as the only viable solution for large scale high
quality webcasts.
With more than 24% of the total user hours consumed by users from
the US, it’s obvious that the event is extending beyond European
borders. With no broadcasters airing the event in most countries
outside Europe, users were delighted with the TV-quality feed from
Octoshape. ESC-TV – the Eurovision Song Contest channel – was
available to users worldwide in high quality at a staggering 700
Kbits/s.
The success of this year’s event further consolidates the good
relationship between EBU and Octoshape, who will be working closely
together in the future on several innovative projects.
About Eurovision TV
Eurovision TV is a brand of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
The Eurovision Song Contest was created over 50 years ago by the EBU.
The EBU helps Europe's public service broadcasters (74 Members) to
deliver unique high quality European programming to their audiences.
It offers Members technical, operational and legal services, and
coordinates a growing supply of quality European content for radio,
television and new platforms. It provides members with information
and analysis on media trends, and training designed to meet their
needs. The EBU works to secure recognition of the crucial role of
public service broadcasters in Europe's digital audiovisual
landscape.
www.eurovision.tv / www.ebu.ch
About Octoshape
Octoshape is a leading provider of high-quality grid streaming. It
offers solutions for cutting costs while increasing the quality of
live streaming.
www.octoshape.com |
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